Kenslie
Kenslie was the 5641st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 22 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 3276th with 49 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,606 places. More babies were named Kenslie in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Kensley) Origin not documented
- Rank in 2025
- #5,641 girls, down 1,421 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 22girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201749 babies
- Total since 1880
- 608babies recorded
What does the name Kenslie mean?
Kenslie is a spelling of Kensley, pronounced the same way, so it shares Kensley's meaning and origin.
Kensley is a recent American girls' name, first recorded in the late 1980s. Wiktionary lists it as a surname from Old English and as a girls' name taken from the surname, but gives no further etymology. It looks like a blend in the style of Kinsley and Kendall, or a place-name form like Kensington, which Wiktionary explains as "estate associated with Cynesige." No source confirms Kensley's own meaning, so we do not give one.
How sure is this? Not documented. Wiktionary records the surname but not its meaning.
Related names: Kinsley, Kensington, Kenzie.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Kensley' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Kensington' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Kenslie popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,641 | 22 |
| 2020 | #4,220 | 33 |
| 2010 | #7,363 | 17 |
| 2000 | #12,480 | 7 |
| 1990 | — | — |
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How popular is Kenslie, counting every spelling?
Kenslie is a spelling of Kensley, a name family that ranked #490 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #5,641 for Kenslie on its own. Together these spellings went to 646 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kensley | 367 | #742 | 2,148 |
| Kenzley | 80 | #2,288 | 499 |
| Kenzlee | 56 | #2,976 | 420 |
| Kenslee | 46 | #3,363 | 314 |
| Kenslie | 22 | #5,641 | 134 |
| Kenzlie | 14 | #7,684 | 119 |
| Kensli | 13 | #8,107 | 99 |
| Kenzli | 19 | #6,227 | 76 |
| Kensly | 15 | #7,325 | 71 |
| Kenzly | 14 | #7,685 | 52 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Kenslie?
22 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kenslie (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Kenslie born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 381 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kenslie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kenslie?
About 600 people born in the US named Kenslie are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 6 and 13. That makes Kenslie a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Kenslie by state
How common Kenslie was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kenslie: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kenslie, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kenslie
How popular is the name Kenslie?
Kenslie was the 5641st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 22 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 3276th with 49 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,606 places. More babies were named Kenslie in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Kenslie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Kenslie in the US.
Where is Kenslie most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kenslie was most common in Florida (0.01 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Texas.